Player Report for #34 Lew Burdette

10-28-1971

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P Lew Burdette #34

UL St. Louis Maroons

Age: 43

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Good


	76-84, .475, 22.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
30	19	3-10	3	4.65	127.2	141	15	36	44	1.39

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	3	3	3	4
Movement	6	6	6	7
Control	8	8	9	9

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	3	4
Slider	4	5
Splitter	4	5

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	84-86 Mph
Stamina	10
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	54 %
Hold Runners	6
Defense	6

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	3
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-28-1971	LA	Loss, 4-8	X	2.2	5	2	2	0	0	Loss
09-21-1971	LA	Loss, 5-11	X	2.0	7	5	5	0	0	Loss
09-15-1971	BRO	Loss, 0-4	X	7.0	9	4	4	0	3	Loss
07-30-1971	CHI	Win, 7-6		4.0	3	2	2	3	0
07-29-1971	MAN	Win, 5-3		0.2	1	1	1	0	0
07-26-1971	CHI	Loss, 3-11		1.0	2	1	1	0	0
07-25-1971	CHI	Loss, 2-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	1
07-22-1971	@ LA	Win, 7-3		3.0	2	0	0	0	3	Save
07-21-1971	@ LA	Loss, 7-8		1.0	1	1	1	1	1
07-20-1971	@ LA	Win, 6-2		1.1	0	0	0	1	2	Save

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	10
Loyalty:	5
Desire for Winning:	3
Greed:	5
Intelligence:	2
Work Ethic:	10

Lew Burdette
Birthday:	11-22-1927
Born in:	Nitro (West Virginia)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	194 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$490,000
Signed Through:	1971 Season
Major Service:	19 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:	184 Days
40-Man Service:	13 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:	21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	$680,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:	-

United League 1971 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	30	19	3	10	3	4.65	127.2	141	72	66	15	36	44	0	0.0	0	6	31.6
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	5	1	75.0	11	6	12.48	9.94	3.10	2.54	4.20	1.39	1.1	.284
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	99	31	6	3	1	18	9	10	1	1	0	.313	.367	.465	.832
vs. RHB	186	48	13	0	8	26	8	17	1	4	0	.258	.287	.457	.744

United League 1971 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	6	6	2	2	0	6.47	32.0	43	23	23	6	12	8
May	6	6	1	2	0	2.09	43.0	38	15	10	2	13	18
June	4	4	0	3	0	6.55	22.0	24	16	16	5	5	6
July	11	0	0	0	3	2.84	19.0	15	7	6	1	6	9
September	3	3	0	3	0	8.49	11.2	21	11	11	1	0	3
Last Year	15	15	5	4	0	3.42	100.0	103	42	38	12	25	42
2 Years Ago	29	20	9	8	0	4.97	126.2	148	75	70	24	30	60
Career	631	577	305	166	9	3.32	4571.0	4520	1878	1686	225	742	2697
Home	15	10	0	6	0	4.66	67.2	71	37	35	6	19	20
Road	15	9	3	4	3	4.65	60.0	70	35	31	9	17	24
Grass	30	19	3	10	3	4.65	127.2	141	72	66	15	36	44
Day	13	7	1	3	2	4.25	48.2	44	26	23	3	23	16
Night	17	12	2	7	1	4.90	79.0	97	46	43	12	13	28

International League 1968 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	3	3	1	2	0	1.69	21.1	17	5	4	0	5	11	0	0.0	0	2	66.7
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	9.28	7.17	4.64	2.11	1.77	1.03	6.0	.246
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

International League 1968 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Career	3	3	1	2	0	1.69	21.1	17	5	4	0	5	11

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1953 St. Louis - UL	25	7	7	4	2	0	3.83	56.1	55	29	24	0	31	21	5	0	1.53	.000	0.0
1954 Brooklyn - UL	26	25	15	8	6	0	4.38	117.0	122	61	57	0	39	59	6	2	1.38	.000	0.0
1955 Brooklyn - UL	27	39	39	20	13	0	3.60	307.2	288	132	123	0	45	166	22	2	1.08	.000	0.0
1956 Brooklyn - UL	28	39	39	22	13	0	3.99	309.0	305	157	137	0	56	171	15	2	1.17	.000	0.0
1957 Brooklyn - UL	29	37	37	15	10	0	4.14	260.2	290	133	120	0	21	133	10	1	1.19	.000	0.0
1958 Brooklyn - UL	30	39	39	18	10	0	3.77	295.2	331	134	124	0	52	156	8	4	1.30	.000	0.0
1959 Brooklyn - UL	31	37	37	23	9	0	2.70	299.2	294	112	90	11	33	168	18	5	1.09	.000	0.0
1960 Brooklyn - UL	32	38	38	21	9	0	2.93	313.0	292	117	102	13	29	232	17	2	1.03	.000	0.0
1961 Brooklyn - UL	33	33	33	20	8	0	2.85	274.1	261	94	87	14	19	185	20	4	1.02	.000	0.0
1962 Brooklyn - UL	34	40	40	23	8	0	2.14	337.0	290	93	80	21	37	256	24	5	0.97	.000	0.0
1963 Brooklyn - UL	35	35	35	22	7	0	2.62	298.1	269	91	87	14	37	196	23	5	1.03	.282	57.0
1964 Brooklyn - UL	36	40	40	28	7	0	2.50	341.1	295	100	95	12	50	237	27	5	1.01	.280	67.0
1965 Brooklyn - UL	37	36	36	21	11	0	2.82	294.0	284	103	92	16	26	196	25	4	1.05	.289	54.0
1966 Brooklyn - UL	38	31	31	16	9	0	2.71	262.1	253	96	79	15	47	150	19	2	1.14	.284	51.0
1967 Chicago - UL	39	38	18	9	8	5	5.27	172.1	199	103	101	23	57	70	9	0	1.49	.298	-15.0
1968 St. Louis - UL	40	43	39	18	14	1	3.69	278.0	300	134	114	35	72	155	9	3	1.34	.298	45.0
1969 St. Louis - UL	41	29	20	9	8	0	4.97	126.2	148	75	70	24	30	60	1	0	1.41	.291	-2.0
1970 St. Louis - UL	42	15	15	5	4	0	3.42	100.0	103	42	38	12	25	42	3	0	1.28	.273	12.0
1971 St. Louis - UL	43	30	19	3	10	3	4.65	127.2	141	72	66	15	36	44	0	0	1.39	.284	1.1
Total UL		631	577	305	166	9	3.32	4571.0	4520	1878	1686	225	742	2697	261	46	1.15	.904	270.1

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1968 Denver - AAA	40	3	3	1	2	0	1.69	21.1	17	5	4	0	5	11	0	0	1.03	.246	6.0
Total IL		3	3	1	2	0	1.69	21.1	17	5	4	0	5	11	0	0	1.03	.246	6.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Brooklyn - ML	P	35	35	29	73	2	106	4	.962	298.1	3.08
1964 Brooklyn - ML	P	40	40	27	69	4	99	3	.970	341.1	2.53
1965 Brooklyn - ML	P	36	36	27	54	0	84	3	.964	294.0	2.48
1966 Brooklyn - ML	P	31	31	17	46	1	64	1	.984	262.1	2.16
1967 Chicago - ML	P	38	18	13	35	1	51	3	.941	172.1	2.51
1968 St. Louis - ML	P	43	39	15	63	3	83	5	.940	278.0	2.53
1968 Denver - AAA	P	3	3	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	21.1	1.27
1969 St. Louis - ML	P	29	20	10	18	0	28	0	1.000	126.2	1.99
1970 St. Louis - ML	P	15	15	7	18	4	26	1	.962	100.0	2.25
1971 St. Louis - ML	P	30	19	9	35	0	45	1	.978	127.2	3.10

Player History
03-01-1951	Drafted in 17th round, 134th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1951.
07-05-1951	Injured on 7/5/1951 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week.
03-10-1953	Traded from St. Louis to Brooklyn on 3/10/1953 (Going to BRO: P L. Burdette. Going to STL: P R. Face, C D. Crandall, P R. Meyer).
08-24-1953	Earned first career win on 8/24/1953.
08-28-1953	Had first career hit on 8/31/1953, off Bob Chakales (WAS).
08-16-1954	Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/1954, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA.
09-01-1954	Hit first career homerun on 9/1/1954, off Jim Wilson (DET).
02-01-1956	Renewed by Brooklyn on 2/1/1956 to a 5-year deal worth $1,900,000 per year.
08-01-1959	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1959, going 4-0, 1.02.
12-01-1959	Named starting pitcher on ALL-UL TEAM, 1959.
04-10-1961	Injured on 4/10/1961 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2-3 weeks.
05-08-1961	Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1961, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA.
05-15-1961	Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1961, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA.
06-12-1961	Pitched NO-HITTER against New York on 6/12/1961, striking out 12.
12-01-1961	Named WORLD SERIES MVP, 1961.
06-25-1962	Won Player of the Week award on 6/25/1962, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA.
07-23-1962	Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1962, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA.
08-01-1962	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1962, going 6-1, 1.83.
08-20-1962	Injured on 8/20/1962 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week.
12-01-1962	Named starting pitcher on ALL-UL TEAM, 1962.
04-27-1963	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Manhattan Gray Sox with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05-01-1963	Wins the UL UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-10-1963	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Outlaws with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-10-1963	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manhattan Gray Sox with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-15-1963	Was selected to the 1963 United League All-Star Game.
07-02-1963	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Griffins with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09-30-1963	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Federals with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10-08-1963	Won the 1963 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 9 (5); Control: 10 (5).
04-24-1964	Earns his 200th career United League victory!
05-30-1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Colts with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06-01-1964	Wins the UL UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06-11-1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Monuments with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-15-1964	Was selected to the 1964 United League All-Star Game.
07-23-1964	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Griffins with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-10-1964	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-07-1964	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $11,320,000 with the Brooklyn Superbas organization.
09-18-1964	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Louisville Colonels with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10-08-1964	Won the 1964 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
12-01-1964	Named starting pitcher on ALL-UL TEAM, 1964.
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 9 (5); Control: 10 (5).
04-17-1965	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06-16-1965	Was selected to the 1965 United League All-Star Game.
06-25-1965	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Maroons with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-16-1965	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Spiders with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-28-1965	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 8 (5); Control: 10 (5).
04-09-1966	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 6-7 weeks.
07-06-1966	Earns his 250th career United League victory!
07-06-1966	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Colts with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-11-1966	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $17,200,000 with the Brooklyn Superbas organization.
09-05-1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manhattan Gray Sox with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10-10-1966	Won the 1966 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
10-30-1966	Was traded by the Brooklyn Superbas to the Washington Monuments in exchange for Brooklyn's 1968 3rd round draft pick.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 8 (4).
01-02-1967	Was traded by the Washington Monuments to the Chicago Colts, along with SS R. Bridges, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for RF T. Harper, a 2nd round draft pick, a 3rd round draft pick, a 1968 2nd round draft pick, a 1968 3rd round draft pick, and $4,000,000.
10-09-1967	Released by the Chicago Colts.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 8 (4).
02-21-1968	Signed 1-year contact worth $1,625,000 with St. Louis Maroons.
04-25-1968	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Manhattan Gray Sox with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05-08-1968	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Hilltoppers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05-16-1968	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,680,000 with the St. Louis Maroons organization.
06-27-1968	Was selected to the 1968 United League All-Star Game.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (8).
06-18-1969	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,030,000 with the St. Louis Maroons organization.
10-08-1969	Won the 1969 United League World Series with the St. Louis Maroons!
01-01-1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8).
04-05-1970	Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 3 months.
07-22-1970	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $490,000 with the St. Louis Maroons organization.
08-23-1970	Earns his 300th career United League victory!
01-01-1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (9).
04-12-1971	Injured (sore elbow), out for one week.
07-25-1971	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $680,000 with the St. Louis Maroons organization.
09-28-1971	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 5 days.